Bought my R53 nearly 3 years ago after owning this for almost 10 years, ultra reliable Toyota MR2
How the Mini looked after buying it
First modification, bonnet stripes
Rear shot
Anthracite & chrome line Interior
Mark on rear light
Bit of Turtle Wax Safe Cut and it was gone
Spotted overspray on licence plate lights before buying, I assumed this is the common rust issue on the hatch
New lenses
Changed spark plugs, old ones had a miss-matched plug
Sorted
Standard brakes were fine but not brilliant, so...
Brake fluid counter had never been reset in its life, despite fluid change 6 months before I bought it
Changed fluid and reset counter
Mini DVR-HD dashcam installed
Changed the fuel filter depsite it not being an item in the service schedule, I disagree with BMW that these never need changing
Same with the transmission oil
I plan on doing an engine oil change between regular services
New PIAA wiper blades. And for some reason passenger/drivers wipers were the wrong way around (see second photo)
Despite the car having reasonable service history, the micro filter had clearly never been changed for some time
How the Mini looked after buying it
First modification, bonnet stripes
Rear shot
Anthracite & chrome line Interior
Mark on rear light
Bit of Turtle Wax Safe Cut and it was gone
Spotted overspray on licence plate lights before buying, I assumed this is the common rust issue on the hatch
New lenses
Changed spark plugs, old ones had a miss-matched plug
Sorted
Standard brakes were fine but not brilliant, so...
Brake fluid counter had never been reset in its life, despite fluid change 6 months before I bought it
Changed fluid and reset counter
Mini DVR-HD dashcam installed
Changed the fuel filter depsite it not being an item in the service schedule, I disagree with BMW that these never need changing
Same with the transmission oil
I plan on doing an engine oil change between regular services
New PIAA wiper blades. And for some reason passenger/drivers wipers were the wrong way around (see second photo)
Despite the car having reasonable service history, the micro filter had clearly never been changed for some time